Abstract
This article explores two influential strands of thinking about the welfare state, Blue Labour and Purple Labour, that have emerged following New Labour's defeat at the 2010 General Election. It is argued that although both of these new approaches raise some important issues about the relational and associational dimensions of social welfare as well as diversity and pluralism, those committed to universal and egalitarian goals should not abandon the ‘Statist’ Social Democratic approach to the welfare state.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 341-356 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | Social Policy and Society |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 03 |
Early online date | 21 Oct 2014 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jul 2015 |